How I got Here
Well how my family did anyhow.
I know that my paternal grandmother’s side came over from Poland (German part) in the late 1800’s and first settled in Pennsylvania (oddly enough about 40 miles from where I was stationed while in the military). From what she said, it was shit (her words). Anyhow, they went back to Poland, and returned, this time to Buffalo.
This evening I found a remarkably well preserved document in my basement.
An excerpt:
I, Wojcik Nowicki Do Solemnly Swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America, and that I do absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance to any foreign Prince, Potentate, State, or Sovereignty whatsoever, particularly to the Emperor of Germany, to whom I now owe allegiance.
Sworn in open Court, October 17, 1892.
Present, the Hon. Joseph V Seaver, Erie County Court Judge.
Coming up later, single Moms in the early 20th century.
July 30th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
dub,
did the immigration boys on ellis island screw with your family name as they did with mine?
my paternal grandfather was so overjoyed to arrive in america, escaping the russian revolution, he didn’t make a fuss when the immogration boys removed the ‘owski’ from the family name